This topic hasn’t really been discussed yet, which is understandable because it’s completely subjective.

Nevertheless, to put it simple, what do you think were the top 10 most memorable, impressive race wins of all time? You can include more than one win from a certain driver, but try to keep your list versatile.

@raymondu999, Hamilton’s victory was Germany 2011. I think your point of dominance vs comeback is interesting, and indeed is the question what one would consider a top victory. I agree that messing up at some earlier point in the weekend can be seen to detract from the victory, but on the other hand I also appreciate a fight.

A few races I would like to nominate from recent history:

Webber – Nurburgring 2009: first win and dominant display
Button – Turkey 2009: the end of a terrific streak, and he dominated the upcoming Red Bulls that day.
Barrichello – Valencia 2009: strong qualifying and race pace too (which was the problem for Rubens that year), with his team mate floundering at the bottom end of the points.
Button – Spa 2012: a completely dominant weekend, which cannot be completely explained away by choosing the right rear wing.
Hamilton – Abu Dhabi 2011: an important victory on the back of a very troubled season.
Vettel – Abu Dhabi 2010: fast and flawless with everything on the line.
Alonso – Malaysia 2012: making the most out of tricky conditions, and kickstarting his championship challenge.

Fangio’s win at the Nurburgring is the greatest victory of all time I think. Consider that he was able to reel in two world class drivers with nearly a minute deficit knowing full well one mistake would be the end of him, at the most difficult and dangerous race track in the world. Yeah that’s some serious driving. I think JYS’s win at Nurburgring at 68 is up there as well given how far ahead he finished of the rest of the field in appalling conditions. Jim Clark at Spa 1963 likewise.

A lot of the other obvious ones have been mentioned but I’ll put a shout for a personal favourite (not sure if its top 10 in history but still a great win) with Hakkinen at Spa 2000. Schumacher Hungary 1998 possibly too, that was a strategy maximised to perfection. For a wild card, how about Gerhard Berger Hockenheim 1997. Up there as a dominant victory.